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joe biden says, hey, not so fast, huh? >> at least his friends are saying maybe not so fast. i think it's a legitimate idea, the fact that the vice president can compete with hillary clinton. make no mistake, she's the odds-on favorite, another historic presidency. nonetheless, vice president has a lot of standing in the democratic party. secondly, if he or anyone is going to run against hillary, they have to start raising money now because she's out there basically giving speeches and in effect, neutralizing the opposition which mainly means neutralizing the donor base. she's the one who has all the donors now coming her way. you've got to raise about a billion dollars to run for the presidency now, jon. if joe biden is going to do that, he has to get out there and start tapping some donors himself. jon: but hillary was the inevitable candidate last time around and we know what happened. >> she was going to win and a fellow came out of left field, literally, named barack obama. the democratic left or the party has never really trusted bill or hillary clinton, they have frien
joe biden says, hey, not so fast, huh? >> at least his friends are saying maybe not so fast. i think it's a legitimate idea, the fact that the vice president can compete with hillary clinton. make no mistake, she's the odds-on favorite, another historic presidency. nonetheless, vice president has a lot of standing in the democratic party. secondly, if he or anyone is going to run against hillary, they have to start raising money now because she's out there basically giving speeches and in...
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vice president joe biden is here at the white house. chuck hagel, the chairman of the joint chief, martin dempsey, so all of that giving an indication that the president is close to making a decision, but because white house officials are saying this is not about imminent or commenced operations, perhaps we will be hearing about something else. we should also note this administration was set to start briefing members of the senate today, members of the house tomorrow, to fully get them up to speed on what is happen ng syria and so, it will be interesting to find out whether or not the president's comments have any impact. the other thing we should point out and this is just a small, minor thing, is that according to a note distributed to reporters here at the white house, a telepromter has been set up in the rose garen for the president's address. i only say that because yesterday, his comments were very much off the cuff. he had some notes in front of him, but he was not reading from prepared remarks, but this statement indicates that
vice president joe biden is here at the white house. chuck hagel, the chairman of the joint chief, martin dempsey, so all of that giving an indication that the president is close to making a decision, but because white house officials are saying this is not about imminent or commenced operations, perhaps we will be hearing about something else. we should also note this administration was set to start briefing members of the senate today, members of the house tomorrow, to fully get them up to...
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vice president joe biden joined the course of top officials here in the administration saying today, that president assad and syria was responsible for these chemical attacks and vice president biden suggested there may be unilateral action that could be imminent without congressional or.n. approval. that's interesting, back in the 2008 presidential campaign, candidate biden said of then president bush, if he attacked iran without approval he should be impeached. the boston globe, we checked this, gave all of the candites in 2008 questionnaires for written questions. we checked them and one focused on whether a president could bomb iran without authorization from congress. then senator obama answered that question by saying, the president does not have power under the constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. i pressed jay carney on that point today in the daily briefing and also, meanwhile, republicans like john mccain tonight are saying, if there is going to be military action,
vice president joe biden joined the course of top officials here in the administration saying today, that president assad and syria was responsible for these chemical attacks and vice president biden suggested there may be unilateral action that could be imminent without congressional or.n. approval. that's interesting, back in the 2008 presidential campaign, candidate biden said of then president bush, if he attacked iran without approval he should be impeached. the boston globe, we checked...
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the president of the united states and vice president joe biden in the rose garden. >> good afternoon, everybody. ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. yesterday the united states presented a powerful case that the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. our intelligence shows the assad regime and forces preparing to use chemical weapons, launching rockets in the highly populated suburbs of damascus, and acknowledging that chemical weapons attack took place. all of this corroborates what the world can plainly see. hospitals overflowing with victims. terrible images of the dead. all tol-- several hundred child were killed. young boys and girls gassed to death by their own government. this attack is an assault on human dignity. it also presents a serious danger to our national security. it risks making a mockery of the global prohibition of the use of chemical weapons. endangers our friends and partners along syria's borders. including israel, jor
the president of the united states and vice president joe biden in the rose garden. >> good afternoon, everybody. ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century. yesterday the united states presented a powerful case that the syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people. our intelligence shows the assad regime and forces preparing to use chemical weapons, launching...
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joe biden continues to cultivate his relationships. look, nobody has the kind of relationships in new hampshire that the clintons and joe biden have. i mean, they come in with a huge advantage to be able to put together a campaign. but i think, hillary has frozen the field. it would be smart for others to at least lay the groundwork because if she doesn't run you'll be way behind the eight ball. >> i want to talk about that o'malley news that came last night and what he's saying there, some context. again, get to that question of how it got to this point that you can remember in the run up to 2008 there was such an appetite, it seemed, in the party for a hillary alternative. how it got to the point -- i'm not seeing anything like i was seeing six years ago at this time. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. super poligrip free -- it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. wi
joe biden continues to cultivate his relationships. look, nobody has the kind of relationships in new hampshire that the clintons and joe biden have. i mean, they come in with a huge advantage to be able to put together a campaign. but i think, hillary has frozen the field. it would be smart for others to at least lay the groundwork because if she doesn't run you'll be way behind the eight ball. >> i want to talk about that o'malley news that came last night and what he's saying there,...
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the president, the first lady, michelle obama, also vice president joe biden and joe biden, they're expected to travel to key states to educate the public and encourage the folks to enroll in the new coverage options that are out there in america. in the meantime, the religious right spent the summer bearing false witness against obama care. these republicans have lied. >> let's repeal this failure before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens. let's not do that. let's love people. as people of faith, i'm a born again believer in jesus christ. and i believe that it is part of my duty as i an believer in christ and what he has done for me that we should do for the least of those who are in our midst. >> well, her words speak for themselves. don't they? they have threatened to shut down the government over this. >> the continuing resolution that funds congress expires on september 30th. i've publicly stated as has mike lie and marco rubio and a number of other senators that i will not vote for any continuing resolution that funds even a single penny of obama care. >> m
the president, the first lady, michelle obama, also vice president joe biden and joe biden, they're expected to travel to key states to educate the public and encourage the folks to enroll in the new coverage options that are out there in america. in the meantime, the religious right spent the summer bearing false witness against obama care. these republicans have lied. >> let's repeal this failure before it literally kills women, kills children, kills senior citizens. let's not do that....
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michelle and vice president -- the joe biden's wife, dr. joe biden, they made this their mission. and because of their efforts, joining forces, more americans are stepping up to support your families. and that includes more companies hiring our talented military spouses. after everything you've done for america, every american ought to be doing something to support your families. as this time of war ends, some of you will be taking off the uniform and returning to civilian life. and just as we gave you the tools to succeed on the battlefield, i want to make sure we're giving you the tools to succeed in the next stage of your lives as well. so we've improved transition assistance to help you find the job that's worthy of your skills. we're helping you and your families pursue your education under the post-9/11 g.i. bill and making sure instead of off, schools that give you the education you paid for are being held accountable. we're making sure more states and more industries are recognizing your military skills with licenses and credentials you need for a civilian job. when i firs
michelle and vice president -- the joe biden's wife, dr. joe biden, they made this their mission. and because of their efforts, joining forces, more americans are stepping up to support your families. and that includes more companies hiring our talented military spouses. after everything you've done for america, every american ought to be doing something to support your families. as this time of war ends, some of you will be taking off the uniform and returning to civilian life. and just as we...
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here is joe biden. >> i'd like to be clear. the president does not have the authority to launch military action in iran without first seeking congressional a authorization. >> we don't believe any authority the president has would give him the ability to go in without an act of congress. >> the president has no constitutional authority to take this nation to war against a country of 70 million people unless we're attacked or unless there is proof that we are about to be attacked. and if he does, if he does, i would move to impeach him. >> congressman, just to clarify. joe biden from 2007 and nancy pelosi and harry reid all talking about how they felt then about president bush. what do you think is the biggest obstacle for the president? it seems as if republicans in congress, they are kind of caught between a rock and a hard place on giving the go ahead for this. but then allowing the president to almost seem as the dove turned neocon. >> the republicans for past several months have been criticizing the president for doing noth
here is joe biden. >> i'd like to be clear. the president does not have the authority to launch military action in iran without first seeking congressional a authorization. >> we don't believe any authority the president has would give him the ability to go in without an act of congress. >> the president has no constitutional authority to take this nation to war against a country of 70 million people unless we're attacked or unless there is proof that we are about to be...
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i would be confident that vice president joe biden, a 30-year senator, was heavily involved in it. he was so far out on the limb it was pathetic. he didn't have backing from the u.s. coming, nato, arab league, denounced by egypt, denounced by jordan. this was a loser. a limited military strike wasn't going to change the situation on the ground. >> general, we have also seen reports that some within the military, actually, wrls concerned about the way the president was proceeding. i would assume this alays some of their concerns as well. >> nobody with eight brain cell who had military experience thought this was a good idea. there was a letter that said don't get involved in a ground civil war. if you do get involved. if you've written your political objective and you want to deter assad from threatening his own people. 100,000 dead. ruined half the country. then use meaningful military american measures. it could destroy the syrian armed forces in 60 days. but not with 200 tomahawks. >> when you hear the president talk about a limited strike. that sounds shorter than 60 days. how
i would be confident that vice president joe biden, a 30-year senator, was heavily involved in it. he was so far out on the limb it was pathetic. he didn't have backing from the u.s. coming, nato, arab league, denounced by egypt, denounced by jordan. this was a loser. a limited military strike wasn't going to change the situation on the ground. >> general, we have also seen reports that some within the military, actually, wrls concerned about the way the president was proceeding. i would...
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the president went out and made phone calls to john kerry, joe biden. they finalized the decision this morning. >> we were all glued watching john kerry give this long drawn out dramatic speech about making the case for going, at least some military action, with syria and now this. why put john kerry out there on friday and then less than 24 hours later say, we're going to hold our horses a little bit here? >> reporter: that's a very good question. john kerry will be on the sunday morning talk shows tomorrow morning including state of the union. in some ways john kerry was not only talking about what he thinks and what the administration thinks, he was responding to what was happening around the world. the united nations had really in the minds of the white house had really stimmied this president. they could not go to the u.n. security council and say give us a vote for striking syria because russia was saying no. we're not going to give you that vote. the united kingdom, britain that's always there with the united states just had that traumatic vote v
the president went out and made phone calls to john kerry, joe biden. they finalized the decision this morning. >> we were all glued watching john kerry give this long drawn out dramatic speech about making the case for going, at least some military action, with syria and now this. why put john kerry out there on friday and then less than 24 hours later say, we're going to hold our horses a little bit here? >> reporter: that's a very good question. john kerry will be on the sunday...
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so you have the obama administration with people like joe biden and john kerry who spent years criticizing the bush administration for its unilateralism, doing something that truly is unilateral as opposed to things done in the bush administration likely the overthrow of saddam hussein that had dozens of coalition members along with it. >> what's the difference between doing it this way and drop ago drone on somebody in yemen that's on a kill list? >> there isn't any difference. the president has full constitutional authority to launch this attack against syria. >> you don't think he has to seek approval? >> absolutely not. absolutely not. there's a political question whether he would be better off in getting congressional authority. but as a matter of constitutional law, there's absolutely no requirement. if congress doesn't like what he does they should cut off the funds. >> i thought it looked really bad for the president we get a taeped comment from him. we're sitting around with a bunch of people. i thought the visual was just so lousy. >> i think the only thing president obama wants
so you have the obama administration with people like joe biden and john kerry who spent years criticizing the bush administration for its unilateralism, doing something that truly is unilateral as opposed to things done in the bush administration likely the overthrow of saddam hussein that had dozens of coalition members along with it. >> what's the difference between doing it this way and drop ago drone on somebody in yemen that's on a kill list? >> there isn't any difference. the...
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. >> hillary had breakfast with joe biden the other day and the subject came up, 2016, and although she didn't say, joe, i hope you're not going to run, she certainly made it clear to him, according to my reporting, of people who are familiar with what went on during that breakfast, that he avoided telling her that he would not run. in other words, he left the definitempression he was thinking seriously of running. >> it must have stunned him a bit then, she also had lunch th the president. >> right. >> it looks pretty clear where his allegiance lies. the republicans are getting ready for 2014. and they haven't declared victory 2014, they haven't got a great big motto. they have up in their meeting in boston talking about making it happen. they don't define it. >> they don't tell us how. >> right. >> they've got a lot to explain and a lot to energize their base which is precisely what it's been for the past two presidential elections, that is, 37% identifying themselves as republicans, they got a lot to energize. >> they do. and clinton -- the clintons meantime are actually piling hundr
. >> hillary had breakfast with joe biden the other day and the subject came up, 2016, and although she didn't say, joe, i hope you're not going to run, she certainly made it clear to him, according to my reporting, of people who are familiar with what went on during that breakfast, that he avoided telling her that he would not run. in other words, he left the definitempression he was thinking seriously of running. >> it must have stunned him a bit then, she also had lunch th the...
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the message from joe biden is don't forget about me. i am still looking at 2016. he is not ruled out. i think certainly, if hillary clinton decides not to run, he very much wants to give it a long look. by going there and seeing all the democratic activists, i think he is trying to remind them that he may do this yet. he's run twice before. he has a lot of relationships in iowa from two campaigns going back '87 and '88. his doing this is no accident. >> chris, as you note in one of your blogs, you note in the fix that hillary clinton's absence created a vacuum in the hawkeye state for joe biden. >> bring up 2016, the only question anyone wants to talk about is what's hillary going to do? hillary clinton is not someone -- joe biden is going there to say i'm here. i may run. hillary clinton can never go to iowa to explore the possibility of running. she has to decide i'm in or out. she can't do what the other candidates can do, which means for the next 18 months or so until she makes up her mind, i have no inside information. she's not going to make up her mind befo
the message from joe biden is don't forget about me. i am still looking at 2016. he is not ruled out. i think certainly, if hillary clinton decides not to run, he very much wants to give it a long look. by going there and seeing all the democratic activists, i think he is trying to remind them that he may do this yet. he's run twice before. he has a lot of relationships in iowa from two campaigns going back '87 and '88. his doing this is no accident. >> chris, as you note in one of your...
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now we have the news that joe biden is going to tom harkin's steak friday. amy cloeb i schaar from minnesota is there this week and claire mccaskill was there this past week. so everyone has already descended there in iowa. >> are they there for hillary or to speak to the democratic voters? >> amy is there on her own to >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by mcdonald's. i'm lovin' it. >>> it is the question many adopted children ask. where did i come from? >> there she is. >> yeah. >> the law giving some people answers and the controversial that comes with it. >> what people are concerned about, i think, is the knock at the door. >> plus finding a good deal on coach seats could be getting tougher. why airlines may be squeezing you out in the name of luxury. >>> the news is back in the morning here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by roc skin care the anti-aging experts. 're ready for roc® new roc® multi correxion® has an exclusive 5 in 1 formula it's clinical
now we have the news that joe biden is going to tom harkin's steak friday. amy cloeb i schaar from minnesota is there this week and claire mccaskill was there this past week. so everyone has already descended there in iowa. >> are they there for hillary or to speak to the democratic voters? >> amy is there on her own to >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by mcdonald's. i'm lovin' it. >>> it is the question many adopted children ask. where did i come...
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by yesterday, we had joe biden presenting what is largely a circumstance case that's put forth publicly by this point that is namely, we know that chemical weapons were deployed, and that the assad regime that the method to deliver those weapons. they are the only ones that could have done it, biden said there is no doubt. the report will be declassified and released perhaps as early at tomorrow morning. >> you mentioned a shift in tone. the president will be giving a speech today centered on peace commemorating the 50t 50th anniversary of martin luther king's march on washington. is there any way we could be firing rockets at syria before he delivers that speech? >> i seriously doubt that number one for the optics, number two, the u.n. in texters are on the ground. we expect the administration to release a case publicly that gets away from the circumstance case that you and i are talking about and present a more factual case, specific examples of how the assad regime went forward with this. that's what we're expecting. i don't expect this to happen today while the president is speaking
by yesterday, we had joe biden presenting what is largely a circumstance case that's put forth publicly by this point that is namely, we know that chemical weapons were deployed, and that the assad regime that the method to deliver those weapons. they are the only ones that could have done it, biden said there is no doubt. the report will be declassified and released perhaps as early at tomorrow morning. >> you mentioned a shift in tone. the president will be giving a speech today...
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. >> we also hearded from joe biden at the american legion moments ago. listen and respond on the other side. >> there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime, the president believes and i believe that those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women and children should and must be held accountable. >> and chuck, talking about accountability, again, the administration seems reluctantly to have come to the conclusion they have to do this. congress or the politics of it put aside. >> well, i mean, look at the media campaign that's going on here. joy, are this is not necessarily for the american public. this is for the world community. it started with john kerry yesterday. you had chuck hagel sitting down with the bbc. around the world, is there any other more watched english language network in the world than the bbc? there's chuck hagel? then you have the vice president of the united states putting his signature on this. so this clearly, there is a little bit of a concerted effort her
. >> we also hearded from joe biden at the american legion moments ago. listen and respond on the other side. >> there is no doubt who is responsible for this heinous use of chemical weapons in syria. the syrian regime, the president believes and i believe that those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women and children should and must be held accountable. >> and chuck, talking about accountability, again, the administration seems reluctantly to have come to the...
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so you have the obama administration with people like joe biden and john kerry who spent years criticizing the bush administration for its unilateralism, doing something that true solid unilateral as opposed to things done in the bush administration like the overthrow of saddam hussein is that had dozens of coalition members with it. >> i asked neither lee. this what's the difference between doing in this way and dropping a drone on somebody in yemen, just on a kill list? >> look, there isn't any difference. the president has full constitutional authority to launch this attack against syria. >> greta: you don't think he has to seek approval? >> absolutely not. >> greta: you disagree with a lot of members of congress who want the approval. >> there is a political question whether he would be better off in getting congressional approval under the theory in on the the take off, in on the landing. but as a matter of constitutional law, there is absolutely no requirement if congress doesn't like what he does. they should cut off 00 funds. >> greta: i thought today that secretary kerry whether y
so you have the obama administration with people like joe biden and john kerry who spent years criticizing the bush administration for its unilateralism, doing something that true solid unilateral as opposed to things done in the bush administration like the overthrow of saddam hussein is that had dozens of coalition members with it. >> i asked neither lee. this what's the difference between doing in this way and dropping a drone on somebody in yemen, just on a kill list? >> look,...
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biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding answers from the powerful you know and we need a media culture that says we are not friends of those who are reporting and we are people that are going to do our job and that is to provide information that's actionable intelligence for ordinary folks in this country to make decisions on what they think is right and wrong in terms of the policies of the government. and i have to bring in rand paul's filibuster of course as important as the issue was he never once mentioned people who were not americans you know killed in this way i mean how much is thinking in terms of nation states this jean-louis take nationalism preventing people from caring about these covert wars i mean i think it's unfortunate that it was left to someone like rand paul to be the only person raising the stuff on the senate floor and he entered into the record a tremendous amount of important information h
biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding answers from the powerful you know and we need a media culture that says we are not friends of those who are reporting and we are people that are going to do our job and that is to provide information that's actionable intelligence for ordinary folks in this country to make decisions on...
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biden said specifically that no president can unilaterally go to war without congressional authority. today he tempered his words some and said, well, i've got the authority to do whatever i want, but i'm choosing to go to congress. well i don't see it that way. i don't believe he does have the authority, but presidents have in the past usurped this authority. the bottom line is, once he comes to congress, if it's voted down in congress, i believe that he will be stopped. i will do everything in my power to stop and to have the vote go against involves us in syria. the ram factiifications may be r america, bad for israel. i think there are a lot of things that could wind up happening in the middle east with our involvement that would be unintended and may make the situation worse. >> before i let you go, september was already a very crowded month for all of the things you have to do, just to kick them down. debt ceiling, farm bill, the nsa and the ever-looming implementation of obamacare and now syria on top of that. how will that impact what you have to do come september 9th? >> not
biden said specifically that no president can unilaterally go to war without congressional authority. today he tempered his words some and said, well, i've got the authority to do whatever i want, but i'm choosing to go to congress. well i don't see it that way. i don't believe he does have the authority, but presidents have in the past usurped this authority. the bottom line is, once he comes to congress, if it's voted down in congress, i believe that he will be stopped. i will do everything...
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>> well, i think that the joe biden and barack obama have invested a lot after the bush and cheney administration to come in and say these norms of the international order developing a stronger allergy to the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction across all chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, this is something that matters and needs to be restored. it's a defining effort by this administration. so i think the other thing is people like me have been skeptical of the president's moves in places like libya and his ability to keep that a small footprint military action and he delivered on that. i suspect that people like chuck hagel and the department of defense, denis mcdonough, his chief of staff, barack obama himself, have no enthuse wrachl about going to war again in the middle east. that makes us more compelling. iraq had an administration that wanted o run into war without evidence. this is a presidency reluctant to do this. but feeling not responding when such an international norm is collapsing, to take his back to the nightmares that used to be commonplace in world war i
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>>> and after he and joe biden call house speaker boehner today, what if they don't get the votes? our special coverage right now with david gregory, chuck todd, richard engel and reaction from congress. good evening. i'm andrea mitchell in washington on this special report tonight, we are covering an extraordinary reversal by the white house. after sending the secretary of state out friday, at 1:00 p.m. to make an impassioned case for military action, we are will the president had second thoughts about acting without a mandate from congress late yesterday. today he notified his team. the president said he had the legal right to act on his own but what precedent is he now setting by delaying? and how will the rest of the world react? plus, what is the effect on our military? our allies and our adversaries. with us to start this off, the host "meet the press," david gregory, and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. chuck, first to you. i know you had a back ground briefing on how the president decided to change course after the impassioned plea by the secretary of state yeste
>>> and after he and joe biden call house speaker boehner today, what if they don't get the votes? our special coverage right now with david gregory, chuck todd, richard engel and reaction from congress. good evening. i'm andrea mitchell in washington on this special report tonight, we are covering an extraordinary reversal by the white house. after sending the secretary of state out friday, at 1:00 p.m. to make an impassioned case for military action, we are will the president had...
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biden, he was shouted a question and ask whether the french were on board with a syria attack, joe biden responded by saying i know everybody is on board and that is all he said, there are plenty who aren't on board. and the fringe made plenty of statements, the questions we had for the past week remain. where will it be and when will it be and we hope to get some type of guidance from the secretary at 12:30. what we expect this afternoon is the release of this intelligence report, that shows the use of chemical weapons in syria so john kerry could be commenting on that. we are not sure what they plan on laying out here. it or what timeline we're dealing with. and he is going to russia for the g 20 summit. and he would not want to launch an attack overseas. you want to be here in the united states. that is guess where, speculation, people commenting, we are not sure if that is the thought of the white house that this is the deliberative process, still wants to get congress on board, and a majority of the american people on board and that sales effort is potentially going to begin with th
biden, he was shouted a question and ask whether the french were on board with a syria attack, joe biden responded by saying i know everybody is on board and that is all he said, there are plenty who aren't on board. and the fringe made plenty of statements, the questions we had for the past week remain. where will it be and when will it be and we hope to get some type of guidance from the secretary at 12:30. what we expect this afternoon is the release of this intelligence report, that shows...
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after that, it's hillary clinton and whoever else is going to challenge her, joe biden on the democratic side and who is going to emerge on the republican side and the news media is going to be consumed with that and the press room behind me is going to be thinner and thinner and thinner for those daily bri briefings, less and less interest. so, it's enormous gamble. i can't help but think that the president and his aides looked at this and said, okay. there isn't a lot of support for this. we are getting some blow-back in congress. i still have a hard time thinking they couldn't just go ahead and do what they were going to do and let congress sort it out when they do finally, get around to returning to town. so i can't help come to the conclusion that they think they can win this vote, they think it's going to expose and exploit further divisions within the republican party. but again, getting back to the essential questions of life and death and national security here, for the president to repeatedly say that this is something in the core national interest of the united states and then
after that, it's hillary clinton and whoever else is going to challenge her, joe biden on the democratic side and who is going to emerge on the republican side and the news media is going to be consumed with that and the press room behind me is going to be thinner and thinner and thinner for those daily bri briefings, less and less interest. so, it's enormous gamble. i can't help but think that the president and his aides looked at this and said, okay. there isn't a lot of support for this. we...
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if you are joe biden. martin o'malley the governors of new york and maryland thinking about run. >> bill: they wouldn't run. >> why wouldn't they say this isn't right. >> bill: rove comes up thinks biden might run against hillary. no way that's going to happen. fox was going to produce this movie. people don't understand. somebody has to put up the money, the jack to make the movie to pay miss lane and everybody else and then it gets played on a certain network so nbc and cnn are looking for farther necessary because it's two separate projects fox was going to produce the movie trying to make some money out of it but then fox said no, they are not going to do it. now, i'm going to predict that neither movie is going to be made before 2016. i don't think it's going to happen. >> why do you think that? >> bill: it's way too hot. it might get a good number or decent viewership. >> i think it would. >> look, cnn is trying to come back from ratings armageddon. they are trying to build up their shop over there t
if you are joe biden. martin o'malley the governors of new york and maryland thinking about run. >> bill: they wouldn't run. >> why wouldn't they say this isn't right. >> bill: rove comes up thinks biden might run against hillary. no way that's going to happen. fox was going to produce this movie. people don't understand. somebody has to put up the money, the jack to make the movie to pay miss lane and everybody else and then it gets played on a certain network so nbc and cnn...
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the white house says vice president joe biden is in houston with his son. this isn't the first health care for beau biden. the 44-year-old suffered a mild stroke in 2010. >>> tesla says its model "s" sports sedan has the best safety rating of any car ever tested in the u.s. tesla announced it's received an unprecedented rating from the ntsb. tests including front, side crashes and rollover. it helps if the "s" has a heavy battery pack mounted low instead of a high-mounted combustible engine. >>> tickets for the world cup are on sale. as of 3:00 a.m. soccer fans around the world areallowed to apply for tickets. they're as high as $990 for the final game. fans who apply today for tickets will have to wait until october to find out if they can actually get them. if demand outweighs supply, a random drawing will then take place. tickets for some games are already on sale including the opening match. >>> there's a new member of the first family, the secret service will have to protect this morning. meet sunny. she's a portuguese water dog just like the obamas' o
the white house says vice president joe biden is in houston with his son. this isn't the first health care for beau biden. the 44-year-old suffered a mild stroke in 2010. >>> tesla says its model "s" sports sedan has the best safety rating of any car ever tested in the u.s. tesla announced it's received an unprecedented rating from the ntsb. tests including front, side crashes and rollover. it helps if the "s" has a heavy battery pack mounted low instead of a...
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biden. biden is expected to appear with the president. >>> some presidential praise for the hero of the week, antoinette tuff. she's the worker who talked down the gunman at a school near atlanta on tuesday. well, as she was waiting to make a tv appearance, tuff took a call from the president. he thanked her for courage under pressure. tuff called their conversation, quote, awesome. >> she is, quote, awesome. >>> former nfl star aaron hernandez has been formally indicted on murder and weapons charges. during a brief court appearance yesterday, hernandez was charged in the death of 27-year-old semipro football player, odin lloyd. he's already pleaded not guilty. hernandez's attorney says there's been a rush to judgment in this case and that prosecutors cannot prove the charges. >>> ryan braun of the milwaukee brewers is saying he's sorry for using performance-enhancing drugs. in a statement yesterday, braun said he deserved the 65-game suspension that he's currently serving. and that he has n
biden. biden is expected to appear with the president. >>> some presidential praise for the hero of the week, antoinette tuff. she's the worker who talked down the gunman at a school near atlanta on tuesday. well, as she was waiting to make a tv appearance, tuff took a call from the president. he thanked her for courage under pressure. tuff called their conversation, quote, awesome. >> she is, quote, awesome. >>> former nfl star aaron hernandez has been formally indicted...
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. >>> tonight vice president joe biden's son, beau, is spending the night at the m.d. cancer center in houston. beau biden, the attorney general of delaware, went with his father for tests this morning after feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. he was seen at dinner last night with his father, but people close to the bidens told nbc news the family is taking this quite seriously. chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with more. nancy, we don't know exactly what's going on here, but he did suffer a stroke three years ago when he was 41 years old. typically with a stroke patient, experience more problems down the line. >> well, typically one-quarter of those stroke patients have had symptoms before. and we do know that since his stroke, beau biden has had several episodes in the past. and that makes this serious. we have established tonight, nbc news has confirmed that he has been admitted to m.d. anderson for further testing. and having already been seen at two major medical centers around the country and now at m.d. anderson, the proc
. >>> tonight vice president joe biden's son, beau, is spending the night at the m.d. cancer center in houston. beau biden, the attorney general of delaware, went with his father for tests this morning after feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. he was seen at dinner last night with his father, but people close to the bidens told nbc news the family is taking this quite seriously. chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with more. nancy, we don't know...
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. >>> tonight vice president joe biden's son, beau, is spending the night at the m.d. cancer center in houston. beau biden, the attorney general of delaware, went with his father for tests this morning after feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. he was seen at dinner last night with his father, but people close to the bidens told nbc news the family is taking this quite seriously. chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with more. nancy, we don't know exactly what's going on here, but he did suffer a stroke three years ago when he was 41 years old. typically with a stroke patient, experience more problems down the line. >> well, typically one-quarter of those stroke patients have had symptoms before. and we do know that since his strike, beau biden has had several episodes in the past. and that makes this serious. we have established tonight, nbc news has confirmed that he has been admitted to m.d. anderson for further testing. and having already been seen at two major medical centers around the country and now at m.d. anderson, the proc
. >>> tonight vice president joe biden's son, beau, is spending the night at the m.d. cancer center in houston. beau biden, the attorney general of delaware, went with his father for tests this morning after feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. he was seen at dinner last night with his father, but people close to the bidens told nbc news the family is taking this quite seriously. chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with more. nancy, we don't know...
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we don't want barack obama or joe biden nothing us. >> i'll take nothing over fudging. >> true. >> i guess nudging is the better than being forced to do something. >> yes. i just want to say, mike you just said black and blue. be careful. that borders brown paper bag. i think he would love this. this is the government saying look we're going to teach you personal responsibility. when i was very young, just a week old, after jimmy carter was president i remember that energy crisis my parents told me shut off the lights and water when brushing your teeth. learn to conserve energy, water, i think it's good to be conditioned to better behavior. >> yes. >> you know funny thing is that you know you will be nudged to combat things like global warming but there will be no nothing to start a business or perhaps not to have children when you aren't married because they'll never make value judgments only certain left wing judgments. >> there is leslie just want be to be nudged by the government to show what you to do. >> i don't, okay, we're off air. >> you're still there. i'm going gelt you gu
we don't want barack obama or joe biden nothing us. >> i'll take nothing over fudging. >> true. >> i guess nudging is the better than being forced to do something. >> yes. i just want to say, mike you just said black and blue. be careful. that borders brown paper bag. i think he would love this. this is the government saying look we're going to teach you personal responsibility. when i was very young, just a week old, after jimmy carter was president i remember that...
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he served in the justice department, and was a counsel to then-senator joe biden. j johnson -- jay johnson was general counsel for the defense epartment until last year. that gave him a legal overview of everything the u.s. military and defense department was doing, a lot of which we will discuss here. he was a general counsel for the air force and assistant u.s. attorney, hired in new york by rudy giuliani, back in the day. jane harman needs no introduction to anybody here. he is the executive director of the woodrow wilson center. served how many terms in congress? ine terms in congress as ranking member on the house intelligence committee for many years, and then the homeland ecurity committee. anthony romero is the executive director of the aclu, and has been a consistent voice for civil liberties on all the issues we are going to talk about. let us start right off with the nsa program. i know some of it was covered in the previous panel, but i want to get into, with raj, how it actually works. i am talking about the metadata program, which was probably the big
he served in the justice department, and was a counsel to then-senator joe biden. j johnson -- jay johnson was general counsel for the defense epartment until last year. that gave him a legal overview of everything the u.s. military and defense department was doing, a lot of which we will discuss here. he was a general counsel for the air force and assistant u.s. attorney, hired in new york by rudy giuliani, back in the day. jane harman needs no introduction to anybody here. he is the executive...
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i'm actually glad joe biden is going to iowa and i don't be grudge any republicans going to iowa. it was competitive state race in 2014. so let both parties send their heavy weights in. >> both new hampshire and iowa have reason to want the big names in. >> i want to read something from a columnist in the "new york times" writing on sunday about jeb bush. if republicans care about safe guarding their future, their wisest and best bet may be to reach back into their past. in a packed not exactly brimming where moderate sensitive voices, bush's stands out as less stride event, more reasonable and more forward looking than his potential rivals. >> i'm not sure whether he's helping them, but he the more left of center columnist makes the observation, jeb bush would have his brother's and father's rolodex. he was a successful governor for eight years, but successful under the old rules. he would be competing with things that illinois can't do, detroit can't do, california can't do. he's the guy who did what a lot of failing big states, new york, hasn't been able to do. he did it workin
i'm actually glad joe biden is going to iowa and i don't be grudge any republicans going to iowa. it was competitive state race in 2014. so let both parties send their heavy weights in. >> both new hampshire and iowa have reason to want the big names in. >> i want to read something from a columnist in the "new york times" writing on sunday about jeb bush. if republicans care about safe guarding their future, their wisest and best bet may be to reach back into their past....
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the interesting thing about biden going. we haven't talked about joe biden. of all the politicians in america, he's probably one of the few that actually likes to go to these rubber chicken dinners and press the flesh and pound on backs and stuff like that. he's the only one of all of them that would probably show up anyway, even if there was no election going on. >> i want you to weigh in on this radio interview with harry reed, who is talking about republican efforts to kill obama care. let's take a listen. >> it's been obvious that they're doing everything they can to make him fail. and i hope, i hope that it's -- and i say this seriously -- i hope that it's based on substance, not the fact that he's african-american. >> the on black lawmaker in the senate, south carolina senator tim scott saying, quote, i hope senator reed will realize the offensive nature of his remarks and apologize to those who disagree with his policies because of one thing, they are hurting hard working american families. van, why did senator reed say that? how much do you think oppo
the interesting thing about biden going. we haven't talked about joe biden. of all the politicians in america, he's probably one of the few that actually likes to go to these rubber chicken dinners and press the flesh and pound on backs and stuff like that. he's the only one of all of them that would probably show up anyway, even if there was no election going on. >> i want you to weigh in on this radio interview with harry reed, who is talking about republican efforts to kill obama care....
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this is vice president joe biden speaking. it was a planned speech that he was to give there in houston before the american legion. he's the keynote speaker. let's bring in donna brazile and will cane. now you've had chuck hagel, john kerry has talked about this and now we see vice president joe biden. the highest level of president obama's here laying the groundwork for a justification for a use of force in syria. i mean, that's how i read it, donna. >> well, look, they also must exhaust every other legal means to go to the u.n., nato, the arab league. there are clearly steps being taken now to consult with our allies and to ensure that our response is appropriate. but i simply cannot believe that we're going to have a partisan petty fight over what the response should be. what the president is doing is consulting with members of congress. he's consulting with our allies, and we cannot simply allow the syrian regime to use these chemical weapons, and who knows, to let them out to others who clearly hate america that might use
this is vice president joe biden speaking. it was a planned speech that he was to give there in houston before the american legion. he's the keynote speaker. let's bring in donna brazile and will cane. now you've had chuck hagel, john kerry has talked about this and now we see vice president joe biden. the highest level of president obama's here laying the groundwork for a justification for a use of force in syria. i mean, that's how i read it, donna. >> well, look, they also must exhaust...
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is this the declaration of candidacy for joe biden or what? >> you see joe biden kind of like standing there, waving his arms, remember me, don't forget about me. you have hillary clinton out there pulling a lot of oxygen, even this early, you're hearing people talking about her foundation, her policy speeches, all of these -- extremely visible. and biden has to kind of take pain to remind people i'm still out here. this thing is far from decided. >> bill: he doesn't have to make a decision but he wants to keep himself in the public -- >> he wants to make sure the decision doesn't get made for him. and that's really what everyone is doing right now. it is this waiting game circling. everyone is in a holding pattern at the moment. >> bill: meanwhile, you mentioned the former secretary of state, former first lady, she gave a first -- big speech in san francisco yesterday about the voting rights act in front of the american bar association. her office announced this is going to be one of a series of speeching that she gives on major policy issues
is this the declaration of candidacy for joe biden or what? >> you see joe biden kind of like standing there, waving his arms, remember me, don't forget about me. you have hillary clinton out there pulling a lot of oxygen, even this early, you're hearing people talking about her foundation, her policy speeches, all of these -- extremely visible. and biden has to kind of take pain to remind people i'm still out here. this thing is far from decided. >> bill: he doesn't have to make a...